Journal News newspaper hires armed guards after publishing gun data

The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News in White Plains, N.Y., posted an interactive online map showing gun-permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties. It also had asked for the same information for Putnam County.(Photo: The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News)

WHITE PLAINS, New York -- A New York state newspaper that created
a public outcry when it published the names and addresses of residents
with handgun permits is being protected by armed guards.

Journal News publisher Janet Hasson tells The New York Times, "The safety of my staff is my top priority."

The
newspaper last month published online maps with the names and addresses
of pistol permit holders in two counties it covers. It sought the
public records after the school shooting in nearby Newtown, Connecticut.